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Showing 30713080 of 25349 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 16-11-2022 n° 21-18.527

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to French Polynesia

Article R763-11

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Article R. 440-1 is applicable in French Polynesia, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-498 of 16 May 2014.II. - For the application of I:…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-11

The fee provided for in Article R. 663-11 in respect of the approval of a disposal plan in the course of receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings (number 9 of Table 4-1) is set in proportion…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-16-1

Prior to any decision resulting in the temporary or permanent cessation of imprisonment of a person sentenced to a custodial sentence before the expiry date of that sentence, the sentence enforcement…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution

Article R591-11

In the case provided for in Article R. 591-10, for the application of the provisions of Chapter I of Title III of this book: 1° In article R. 531-2, the words: "twenty-one days" are replaced by the wo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 163 bis D

Benefits resulting from discounts on sale prices, the distribution of free shares and payment deadlines, as provided for in amended articles 11, 12 and 13 of law no. 86-912 of 6 August 1986 relating t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-11

I.-Statutory auditors are prohibited from accepting an engagement to certify the accounts of a public interest entity if, during the financial year preceding that for which the accounts are to be cert…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R3115-11

The Prefect, acting on a proposal from the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, shall define the entomological surveillance and vector insect control programme within a perimeter of at leas…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R764-11

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Article R. 440-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-498 of 16 May 2014.II. - For the appl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to New Caledonia

Article R762-11

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Article R. 440-1 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-498 of 16 May 2014.II. - For the application of I:1° A…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-11

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